The Shippensburg University volleyball team traveled to Ohio this weekend to compete against the University of Charleston, Alderson Broaddus University, Davis & Elkins College and Ohio Valley University.

SU began the weekend at Notre Dame (Ohio) College with a match against the University of Charleston on Friday, Sept. 16. The Raiders won the five-set match with set scores of 25–16, 25–21, 22–25, 21–25, and 15–13.

Sophomore Morgan DeFloria led SU in kills with 15, followed by senior Annie Goerl with 12 and freshman Kendall Johnson with 11. DeFloria and sophomore Bridget Terrel led in aces with two each, Goerl served one ace.

Freshman Samantha Webber totaled three blocks for the Raiders, while Goerl and DeFloria totaled two. Senior Maura Nolan led SU’s offense with 35 assists with the help of senior Maria Peluso and Goerl, who had two and one assist, respectively.

Peluso led in digs with 14, followed by freshman Megan Forstburg with 13 and Goerl with 10.

SU finished Friday with a three-set match win against Alderson Broaddus at Ursuline College. Set scores were 25–9, 25–18 and 25–19.

Goerl led in kills with 11, followed by Webber with seven and DeFloria with six. Goerl and Peluso aced the opposing team three times, Forstburg served two aces for SU. Johnson, Webber and DeFloria assisted the defense with five, four and two blocks, respectively.

Nolan once again led SU in assists with 30. Forstburg contributed two assists and Peluso contributed one assist. Forstburg led the defense with 13 digs, followed by Peluso with seven and Goerl with five.

SU resumed play on Saturday, Sept. 17 with a game against Davis & Elkins College. The Raiders emerged victorious after a four-set match with set scores of 19–25, 25–11, 25–21 and 25–9.

Like the previous day, DeFloria led the first game with 15 kills; Peluso and Johnson were top scorers as well with eight kills each. Goerl and Nolan each served two aces, while Peluso served one.

Webber, Johnson and Nolan led in blocks with three each. Nolan racked up 36 assists; Peluso had two assists and Goerl had one. Goerl led in digs with 17, followed by Peluso with 16 and Forstburg with 12.

The Raiders wrapped up their weekend with a final four-set match win against Ohio Valley. Set scores were 25–14, 17–25, 25–14 and 25–20.

Webber led the offense with 12 kills followed by Goerl with 11 and Johnson with 10. Peluso was SU’s toughest server with a total of four aces. Goerl served three aces and sophomore Angela Tarabrella served two. Johnson led in blocks with five followed by Nolan with four and DeFloria with one.

Nolan ended the match with 41 assists while Peluso contributed two and Goerl contributed one. Forstburg dug up 23 attacks; Peluso dug 12 and Tarabrella dug nine.

SU is on an eight-game-winning streak and is now 11–1 for the beginning of the season.

The Raiders will travel to Erie this weekend to face off against Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) rivals Mercyhurst University and Gannon University. 

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